She told me she just wanted to end it all and wished she had never come forward

Caroline Robinson's husband, David

Caroline Robinson was verbally abused on Facebook by family members for speaking out against the DJ.

And she felt the only way out of her torment was to down a “fistful” of pills.

Last month Caroline revealed how Savile, who has been linked to hundreds of sex attacks, abused her twice by the time she was 15-years-old.

Caroline, 49, whose late grandmother Marjorie Marsden was Savile’s older sister, also told how Marjorie knew about the abuse but kept quiet because he paid for holidays and a house.

The sad news came after it was recently revealed that another family member Vivian Savile, 69, had died of a broken heart after details of his uncle’s decades of child abuse became public.

The charity volunteer from Pontypridd, south Wales, the only son of Savile’s brother Vincent, died on October 29.

He was admitted to hospital just a week after Savile, who he “hero-worshipped”, was outed as a paedophile.

On Wednesday telly viewers will see Caroline interviewed on ITV’s Exposure Update: The Jimmy Savile Investigation talking about her ordeal.

Speaking of Caroline’s suicide bid, which took place days after the interview was filmed at her home, her husband David said: “I hope these so-called family members feel ashamed of themselves today when they read this for what they have put my wife through.

“It took a hell of a lot of guts to come forward and the least she could have expected was support from those closest to her.

“Two weeks ago I came home from work late and found Caroline laid out on the bed in tears about to take a fistful of anti- depressants, sleeping tablets and sedatives she had grabbed from the medicine cupboard in our bathroom.

“She told me she just wanted to end it all and wished she had never come forward.

“I snatched them out of her hands and flushed them down the toilet.

“Then I just held her in my arms until she fell asleep.

“The following morning Caroline just opened up on how she had been feeling.

“We both just hugged each other and cried.”

The retired engineer, 65, who lives with Caroline in a cottage near Leyburn, North Yorks, added: “Outwardly she has been putting on a brave face but behind closed doors she has been a mess.

“The reaction from the family has been the thing that has pushed her over the edge.”

Three weeks ago, it was reported how mum-of-four Caroline complained to West Yorkshire Police about the comments but was told as it was a civil matter there was little they could do.

Caroline was accused by relatives on Facebook of lying and brother Martin Perry told her: “You are not right in the head.

“You have brought shame on all the Marsdens by lying, there will be a nice long line of people wanting to smack you.

“Never again will I think I have a sister.”

Jane Perry, married to Caroline’s other brother Philip, wrote: “What a load of b*******”.

Louise Perry, her niece, said: “No one in the family has a clue what you are on about. For you to paint such an awful picture of the family is beyond my belief.” David said Caroline has made an official complaint to the police regarding the sexual abuse she suffered from Savile.

Last night, when asked if she felt OK to speak about her ordeal, Caroline said: “My self-esteem is at an all-time low.

“One part of me wishes I had never said a word and taken my secret to the grave.

“I really wanted to end it all.

“Now I know why so many victims of abuse remain silent.

“At my lowest point I just wanted to die. If it wasn’t for David I’m not sure I’d be here today.”